Pinstripe Bowl facts, all-time results, and records

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Pinstripe Bowl facts, all-time results, and records

In 2009, the announcement of a temporarily named "Yankee Bowl" was announced by the Yankees and representatives of the Big East and Big 12 conferences, as the bowl was designed to be affiliated with each conference. The game was formally named the Pinstripe Bowl in 2010 ahead of its inaugural matchup, featuring Syracuse from the Big East and Kansas State from the Big 12. Syracuse won two of the first three Pinstripe Bowls with victories in 2010 and in 2012 (vs. West Virginia).

The Pinstripe Bowl changed its conference tie-ins in 2014 with a new contract with the Big Ten and the ACC as conference realignment changes were taking place. Among the conference changes being made saw Rutgers join the Big Ten and Syracuse join the ACC. Given the relatively local proximity and connections to both schools, it made some sense for the Pinstripe Bowl to keep those options as close to the vest as possible.

Penn State and the Pinstripe Bowl

Penn State will be playing in its second Pinstripe Bowl in 2025 when it faces Clemson. Penn State's 2014 Pinstripe Bowl came the same year the NCAA lifted sanctions, including a postseason ban, earlier in the year. The first season with head coach James Franklin ended with a fun overtime victory over Boston College. Each team scored on long touchdown plays in the first quarter with Penn State getting a 72-yard touchdown catch from Chris Godwin from Christian Hackenberg, and Boston College getting on the board momenets later with a 49-yard touchdown run by Jon Hilliman. Penn State forced overtime with a field goal from Sam Ficken in the final 20 seconds of regulation and Kyle Carter's 10-yard touchdown catch from Hackenberg gave Penn State the win with a successful PAT after Boston College missed its extra point attempt in overtime.

Clemson in the Pinstripe Bowl

Clemson has never played in the Pinstripe Bowl. This will be Clemson's first postseason bowl game, and second all-time postseason bowl game, north of the Mason-Dixon Line since facing Louisiana Tech in the 2001 Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho.

Pinstripe Bowl All-Time Results

DateResultAttendance
Dec. 30, 2010Syracuse 36, Kansas State 3438,274
Dec. 30, 2011Rutgers 27, Iowa State 1338,328
Dec. 29, 2012Syracuse 38, West Virginia 1439,098
Dec. 28, 2013Notre Dame 29, Rutgers 1647,122
Dec. 27, 2014Penn State 31, Boston College 30 (OT)49,012
Dec. 26, 2015Duke 44, Indiana 41 (OT)37,218
Dec. 27, 2016Northwestern 31, Pitt 2437,918
Dec. 27, 2017Iowa 27, Boston College 2037,667
Dec. 27, 2018Wisconsin 35, Miami 337,821
Dec. 27, 2019Michigan State 27, Wake Forest 2136,895
Dec. 29, 2020No game due to COVID-19 pandemicN/A
Dec. 29, 2021Maryland 54, Virginia Tech 1026,653
Dec. 29, 2022Minnesota 28, Syracuse 2031,131
Dec. 28, 2023Rutgers 31, Miami 2435,314
Dec. 28, 2024Nebraska 20, Boston College 1530,062
Dec. 27, 2025Penn State vs. Clemson–

Pinstripe Bowl MVPs

Dec 27, 2014; Bronx, NY, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions quarterback Christian Hackenberg (14) calls a play at the line against the Boston College Eagles during the first quarter in the 2014 Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports

YearMVP
2010Delone Carter, Syracuse, RB
2011Jawan Jamison, Rutgers, RB
2012Prince-Tyson Gulley, Syracuse, RB
2013Zack Martin, Notre Dame, OT
2014Christian Hackenberg, Penn State, QB
2015Thomas Sirk (QB) and Shaun Wilson (RB), Duke
2016Justin Jackson, Northwestern, RB
2017Akrum Wadley, Iowa, RB
2018Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin, RB
2019Brian Lewerke, Michigan State, QB
2020No game due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland, QB
2022Coleman Bryson, Minnesota, S
2023Kyle Monangai, Rutgers, RB
2024Rahmir Johnson, Nebraska, RB
2025–

Big Ten domination in the Bronx

Since adding the Pinstripe Bowl as a bowl tie-in, the Big Ten has enjoyed plenty of success in the game. The Big Ten comes into the 2025 Pinstripe Bowl with a commanding 9-1 record overall. The only loss suffered by a Big Ten team came in 2015 when Indiana dropped an overtime thriller to Duke of the ACC, a year after Penn State won an overtime classic against Boston College.

What is not included in the Big Ten's overall Pinstripe Bowl record are two results involving Rutgers. Rutgers played in the Pinstripe Bowl twice as a member of the Big East/American before moving to the Big Ten in 2014. Rutgers won the 2011 game against Iowa State (pre-Matt Campbell) but lost in 2013 to Notre Dame. That victory by the Irish has since been officially vacated by the NCAA for academic violations by the Notre Dame program.

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